Polyglot Dictionary

bâiller

/bɑ.je/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

present: bâille
past: a bâillé
perfect: bâillé

Meaning

to yawn
- Il bâille pendant la réunion.
  
  He yawns during the meeting.
- Toute la salle a bâillé pendant la deuxième heure de la conférence. Le présentateur a décidé d'écourter la fin de son discours.
  
  The whole room yawned during the second hour of the lecture. The speaker decided to cut his talk short.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

bocejar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to yawn."

Practice

1 What does bâiller mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il ___ pendant la réunion.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bâiller?

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Last updated 2026-09-27